Metal To The Masses 2022 Interviews: The Shunkos (Heat #8 28.05.22)
Interviews With The Shunkos By Matt BladenMoM: Introduce yourselves/remind everyone who you guys are. Band name, members, style etc?The Shunkos: We are the shunkos. A five piece garage/punk band from...
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Michael Schenker Group – Universal (Atomic Fire Records) [Simon Black]I’ve gone into writing before challenging Michael Schenker’s status in the hard rock world, as in general I’ve often felt his...
View ArticleReviews: Decapitated, Desert Near The End, IATT, Electrified (Reviews By Zach...
Decapitated – Cancer Culture (Nuclear Blast Records) [Zach Scott]Being one of the most prolific and well-respected groups in the realm of death metal, Decapitated is a band that needs no introduction....
View ArticleReviews: James LaBrie, Black Lung, Dust Mice, Ogives Big Band (Reviews By...
James LaBrie - Beautiful Shade Of Grey (Inside Out Music) [Matt Bladen]For a long time now James LaBrie's solo albums are influenced by the harder style of metal, often using thrashy riffs and harsh...
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Black Void - Antithesis (Nuclear Blast)Borknagar/Solefald member Lars Are Nedland released Anti in 2021 with his band White Void. It was a proggy, hard rock record that owed much to bands such as...
View ArticleReviews: Silverstein, Norilsk, DVL, Sinsid (Reviews By Zak Skane, Paul...
Silverstein – Misery Made Me (UNFD) [Zak Skane]Silverstein have been a big part of the mid 2000 “emo” sound since their debut album When Broken Is Easily Fixed, which contained classic singles like...
View ArticleReviews: Cave In, Shovel, Smoke, The Bateleurs (Reviews By Rich P)
Cave In - Heavy Pendulum (Relapse Records)When word of a new Cave In record started trickling out, I was super pumped. I have been a huge fan of the band from the early days, but especially after...
View ArticleReviews: Sergeant Thunderhoof, Dvne, Moon Tooth, Peine Kapital (Reviews By...
Sergeant Thunderhoof - The Sceptered Veil (Pale Wizard Records) [David Karpel]Here’s the thing I have to admit before I start: I’m already a fan. So much so that I have a Ride Of The Hoof zip-up...
View ArticleReviews: Bleed From Within, All Things Fallen, Sadistic Ritual, Fireproven...
Bleed From Within – Shrine (Nuclear Blast) [Matt Cook]Take whatever you thought you knew about Bleed From Within, and metalcore, for that matter. The times, well, they are a’changin’, and the...
View ArticleReviews: The Chronomaster Project, Donna Cannone, Screamachine, SiN69...
The Chronomaster Project – The Android Messiah (Elevate Records)Who doesn’t love a good metal opera? A big science fiction on is usually better. The one that jumps to mind is Arjen Lucassen’s Ayreon...
View ArticleReviews: Def Leppard, Time Dwellers, The Cruel Intentions, Fortis Ventus...
Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos (UMe) [Simon Black]You know just recently I had rediscovered Def Leppard’s landmark Hysteria release, by amazing coincidence, having not listened to it for decades. It...
View ArticleReviews: Las Cruces, Gramma Vedetta, Witchfinder, Afterimage (Reviews By Rich...
Las Cruces - Cosmic Tears (Ripple Music) [Rich P]Underground Texas doom legends Las Cruces are back after more than a decade hiatus. Full disclosure: I was not familiar with these guys until after...
View ArticleReviews: Battlelore, Heart Attack, Temple Of Void, Severe Torture (Reviews By...
Battlelore - Return Of The Shadow (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]With 11 years since their last crusade, the Finnish purveyors of 'Tolkien Metal' return with their seventh release after their creative...
View ArticleReviews: Astronoid, My Diligence, Tishina, Remains Of Destruction (Reviews By...
Astronoid - Radiant Bloom (Century Media) [Rich P]If there is a more perfect title for the third full length from Astronoid I don’t know what it could be other than Radiant Bloom, because to me that...
View ArticleReviews: Soreption, The Tangent, Deathwhite, Black Therapy (Reviews By Matt...
Soreption – Jord (Unique Leader) [Matt Cook]Jord is unabashedly, unbridled tech death, a complex undertaking bolstered considerably by intoxicating synergy between the guitars and a...
View ArticleReviews: Crobot, Wolfsbane, Red Handed Denial, Somnus Throne (Reviews By Matt...
Crobot - Feel This (Mascot Records) [David Karpel]Feel This is Crobot’s fifth full-length studio album. According to their bio, their music has been streamed tens of millions of times, and they’ve been...
View ArticleReviews: Kardashev, Ianai, The Oklahoma Kid, Deathfiend (Reviews By Zach...
Kardashev – Liminal Rite (Metal Blade Records) [Zach Scott]In recent years, it has become something of a trend for bands to add shoegaze influence to a heavy core-based sound, with the likes of Loathe,...
View ArticleReviews: Kreator, Seventh Wonder, Stiriah, Electric High (Reviews: Simon...
Kreator - Hate Über Alles (Nuclear Blast) [Simon Black]A new Kreator studio album, especially after a five-year break and with a new bassist to run in (Frédéric Leclercq), this was probably the most...
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David Gray, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 29.06.22After being rearranged not once, not twice but three times since the beginning of the pandemic; David Gray’s 20th anniversary tour of his seminal album...
View ArticleReviews: Exocrine, Tungsten, Wicked Stone, Caravellus (Zach Scott, Matt Cook,...
Exocrine – The Hybrid Suns (Unique Leader Records) [Zach Scott]Hybrid Suns is the fifth full-length from French technical death metal outfit Exocrine. Released through Unique Leader Records, the album...
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